Fulham had the better of possession and territory at 56% on both compared to our 44% as we played a counter attacking style.

Fulham also created 11 chances compared to 6 by West Ham.

Shots were also in the favour of Fulham with 16 compared to 6 by West Ham.

On target was closer with just 4 for Fulham and 3 for West Ham.

With their extra possession, Fulham had the higher amount of passes with 396 completed from their 496 attempted (80%)

We completed 292 passes from 390, giving a lower 75% completion.

Both teams completed about 65% of passes in the attacking third.

In the penalty area we completed a higher % of passes at 56% against 30% by Fulham.

From our passes, Anderson attempted the most passes (42) and completed 32 of them (76%)

Masuaku completed more passes with 33 from a lower attempted 40 (82%)

Antonio had the lowest pass completion of 53%

 

Excluding the goal keeper, 20% of our passes were in the defensive third.

49% of passes attempted were in the middle third.

31% of passes attempted were on the attacking third.

Snodgrass put in a real shift in attack and was top of our attacking stats including 19 completed passes in the attacking third. He also created 2 chances as well as scoring his goal from his 1 shot on target.

Masuaku and Rice both had 11 recoveries.

Surprise Surprise, Balbuena was top of our defensive stats again. This included, another 13 clearances, 2 blocks and 2 interceptions.

Masuaku put in good stats also including 5 interceptions and 4 completed tackles, both of which were the highest in our team.

 

Some views of individual stats

Zabaleta – Good performance, 3rd highest in attacking and defensive stats.

Balbuena – Superb again, 13 clearances. Top of our defensive stats again

Diop – Lower than normal stats, 5 clearances.

Masuaku – Good stats, the most tackles and interceptions in our side. Also good passing stats.

Snodgrass – Top of our attacking stats, 19 completed passes in the attacking third. Opening Goal.

Noble – Went off injured on 60 mins, lower than normal pass completion % at that point.

Rice – Solid stats without being exceptional in any, 11 recoveries was our joint top highest.

Anderson – Behind Snodgrass in the attacking stats, created 1 chance and had 1 shot on target

Antonio – Stats don’t show the work rate he put in. But low pass completion, 1 shot or target for his goal.

Chicharito – Linked play in the attacking third with 8 passes, created 1 pass.

Subs

Obiang – Added some good passes and a high pass completion for his time on the pitch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gonzo

By Gonzo

West Ham fan for as long as I can remember. I was flukey enough to watch The Irons beat Bury 10-0 in my first ever game . . . True to form, West Ham then went out and signed their central defender 😬

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